]]>https://macessence.com/catalina-developer-beta-8/feed/0iOS Do Not Disturbhttps://macessence.com/ios-do-not-disturb/
https://macessence.com/ios-do-not-disturb/#respondFri, 13 Sep 2019 06:00:00 +0000https://macessence.com/?p=22963I use “Do Not Disturb” on my Mac from time to time when I am writing articles for the Macessence blog. But, it might be helpful for you to know there is a “Do Not Disturb” in iOS. Why would you need “Do Not Disturb” on an iPhone? Maybe you just need time to think. Perhaps you are in a meeting and do not want an interruption. You might have a romantic moment. Whatever the reason, knowing how to activate “Do Not Disturb” on your iOS device might come in handy.

Do Not Disturb

Turning “Do Not Disturb” on or off in iOS is pretty straight forward. The on/off switch is in the Control Center area. Now, you access the Control Center in iOS differently on different model iOS Devices. On my iPhone you swipe up from the bottom of the screen:

On my iPad Pro 10.5, you swipe down from the upper right corner of the screen. However you get to the Control Center on your iOS device, just do it. You will see something that looks like this depending on what functions you have activated:

The “Do Not Disturb” icon is the crescent shaped moon symbol. When you tap on it, “Do Not Disturb” is activated:

When you switch back to the main Home Screen you should see a small crescent moon symbol in your status bar:

It is not easy to see, but it is there if “Do Not Disturb” has been activated.

You should not receive all those notifications you constantly get on your iOS device, at least as long as you have “Do Not Disturb” activated. Please note it is important to remember to turn off “Do Not Disturb” when you no longer need it! You do not want to go about your day thinking nobody likes you anymore because you are not seeing any activity on your iOS device. Just go back into Control Center and tap “Do Not Disturb” off when you finish.

Conclusion

iOS always has had nice features to help us through our day. “Do Not Disturb” is one of those features that is effective and easy to use.

]]>https://macessence.com/ios-do-not-disturb/feed/0Catalina Third Party App Updateshttps://macessence.com/catalina-third-party-app-updates/
https://macessence.com/catalina-third-party-app-updates/#respondThu, 12 Sep 2019 06:00:00 +0000https://macessence.com/?p=22988It has begun and will continue for the remainder of this year and beyond. The macOS upgrade to Catalina is going to be major. There are several under the hood changes that affect Apple’s and third party applications; how they are installed and how they run. The excellent SoundSource App is a great case in point.

SoundSource Catalina

I installed the SoundSource App fairly recently. It is a great sound control App for macOS. I use it all the time. With Catalina’s release just around the corner, several of my every day Apps are starting to release Catalina upgrades. Here is SoundSource’s latest release:

You can read the Catalina information at the top of this update. I installed this update and received a second update notice:

So, SoundSource needs to update a secondary component along with the original App. That is one of the problems with Catalina, it requires all kinds of low level components that work with various Apps to be updated along with the App. It is just going to be complicated folks.

I have been thinking about this for a while now. I run a Developer Beta of Catalina on an external SSD. I am leaning toward just installing the final release version of Catalina on that drive and running it for a few days to see how it really works with my main workflow Apps.

Conclusion

I am not trying to promote panic here. But, I am trying to promote caution when it comes to updating to Catalina. It will make your Mac super secure, but it might come with a bit of price in the form of headaches.

]]>https://macessence.com/catalina-third-party-app-updates/feed/0Taking Better Photos With iPhoneshttps://macessence.com/taking-better-photos-with-iphones/
https://macessence.com/taking-better-photos-with-iphones/#respondThu, 12 Sep 2019 06:00:00 +0000https://macessence.com/?p=22942I own a DSLR camera, but I probably take 75-80% of my photos with my iPhone 8 Plus. The newer iPhones have great cameras and are versatile if you take the time to learn what they can do. In keeping with “take the time” this article describes some excellent ways to improve your iPhone photos. I use some of these techniques and will try others.

Doug

]]>https://macessence.com/taking-better-photos-with-iphones/feed/0Catalina Release Datehttps://macessence.com/catalina-release-date/
https://macessence.com/catalina-release-date/#respondWed, 11 Sep 2019 16:26:45 +0000https://macessence.com/?p=23026The Fall iPhone event yesterday was great. Apple provided great information on its iOS devices. However, one disappointing thing is the Catalina MacOS will not be released until October some time. I have it running pretty well in my Developer Beta version. I guess because Catalina has so many under the hood security changes the delay is necessary, if not disappointing. We are willing to wait in order that it runs well of course.

Doug

]]>https://macessence.com/catalina-release-date/feed/0Are Your Printers Frozen?https://macessence.com/are-your-printers-frozen/
https://macessence.com/are-your-printers-frozen/#respondWed, 11 Sep 2019 06:00:00 +0000https://macessence.com/?p=22974Most of the printing problems people have involve some type of malfunction in the printer itself. However, on occasion your printing problem may be with the macOS. One solution for getting your printers back online is Reseting your printing system. This article explains how to do that in System Preferences, but also in the Terminal App is the System Pref Reset does not work. This information is just good to know for future reference.

Doug

]]>https://macessence.com/are-your-printers-frozen/feed/0Rotating Images In Mac Finderhttps://macessence.com/rotating-images-in-mac-finder/
https://macessence.com/rotating-images-in-mac-finder/#respondWed, 11 Sep 2019 06:00:00 +0000https://macessence.com/?p=22949I think most Mac people do lots of things with pictures, both in the Photos App and outside of it. As the Mac OS has progressed in sophistication Apple has increased its ability to interact and deal with pictures. There are some things you can do with a picture right in the Finder including Rotate a photo. It is easy to do, quick down and dirt.

Finder Picture Rotation

Working with pictures in the Mac Photos and Preview Apps provides more capability to Edit pictures. However, there are times when we just need a quick correction before we Email or Message a picture to others. One common correction is Rotating a photo.

If you select a picture in the Finder in MacOS Mojave it should display something like this depending on how you have your Finder setup:

To Rotate the picture to the left just click on the “Rotate Left” icon below the picture:

To keep Rotating the picture click on the “Rotate Left” icon again. If you wish to “Rotate Right” hold down the Option ⌥ Key and click the “Rotate” icon:

You end up with the picture back where you started or perhaps you would begin by Rotating Right:

Of course, if you wish to do more with the picture you can click on the Markup icon. However, this is a quick way to adjust a picture before sending it off to someone else.

This is how the “Rotate” feature works in Finder Column. If you use a different Finder View like “List” you have to turn on “Show Preview” in the Finder View menu after selecting the picture:

Then you will see a “Preview” of the picture in the far right portion of the “List” Finder window:

By the way, this functionality is the same in Mac OS Catalina. At least it is the same as of Developer Beta 7 that is.

Conclusion

The Mac Finder has some nice builtin features. You just have to take the time to notice and use them.

]]>https://macessence.com/rotating-images-in-mac-finder/feed/0Apple Event iPhoneshttps://macessence.com/apple-event-iphones/
https://macessence.com/apple-event-iphones/#respondTue, 10 Sep 2019 19:06:26 +0000https://macessence.com/?p=23015Just finished watching the Fall Apple Event. As usual Apple introduced a killer new Watch and iPhones. The iPhone Pros are totally amazing. You can go to the Apple website to get all the specs. I am undecided on which phone I will be getting, might be able to afford a Pro by trading in my iPhone 8 Plus. What about you? Are you in the market for a new iOS device? And, iOS 13 will be released on Sept. 19, FYI.

Doug

]]>https://macessence.com/apple-event-iphones/feed/0Disable Location Based Apple Adshttps://macessence.com/disable-location-based-apple-ads/
https://macessence.com/disable-location-based-apple-ads/#respondTue, 10 Sep 2019 06:00:00 +0000https://macessence.com/?p=22936Are you like me, do those location based popup Ads annoy you? If you would like to get rid of the location based Ads on your Mac, there is a way. This article takes you through the steps of disabling this “feature” in the Mac OS. It is easy to do, check it out.

Doug

]]>https://macessence.com/disable-location-based-apple-ads/feed/0Send Large Email Attachments On iPhone & iPadhttps://macessence.com/send-large-email-attachments-on-iphone-ipad/
https://macessence.com/send-large-email-attachments-on-iphone-ipad/#respondTue, 10 Sep 2019 06:00:00 +0000https://macessence.com/?p=22933I do most of my Emailing on my iMac. However, there are times when using the iPhone or iPad is convenient for an Email. Sending large Email attachments on the Mac is pretty seamless, not so much so on an iOS device. There is a way to send large attachments on an iPhone or iPad though. This article describes how to do it in detail.